Mirror Books pre-empts memoir of first NHS baby

Mirror Books is set to publish a memoir by Aneira Thomas, the first baby born on the NHS. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Quercus pre-empts suspense debut exploring female rivalry

Quercus has pre-empted a psychological suspense novel about female rivalry and motherhood by debut author and Faber Academy graduate Charlotte Duckworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld swoops in for 'chilling' debut with 'significant' pre-empt

Transworld has acquired in a "speedy" and "significant" pre-empt author Lesley Kara's debut thriller, The Rumour, loosely inspired by the real-life case of child killer Mary Bell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foley's first crime novel pre-empted in six-figure deal

Lucy Foley has signed a "strong six-figure deal" for her first crime novel and one other book with HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown pre-empts 'The Poor Unfortunates'

Little, Brown has acquired The Poor Unfortunates: Stories from a Safety Net Hospital by Ricardo Nuila in a 48-hour pre-empt.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirror Books signs Russian crime series

Trinity Mirror’s publishing imprint Mirror Books has acquired a debut crime novel set in contemporary St Petersburg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Memoir by Jonathan Safran Foer's Mom Draws Bidders

'I Want You to Know We're Still Here,' a post-Holocaust memoir by Esther Safran Foer, has been acquired in a North American rights deal by Tim Duggan at Crown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe pre-empts 'unique' Norwegian bestseller

Scribe has pre-empted a memoir about mourning and mushrooms by Long Litt Woon that was "the talk of the fair" at this autumn's Gothenburg Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze pre-empts Hank Green's debut as 2018 'superlead'

Trapeze has pre-empted rights to publish the debut of Hank Green, brother of John Green, as a "superlead title" in autumn 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century pre-empts psychological thriller Trust In Me

Century has pre-empted a psychological thriller that explores what happens when you are responsible for your closest friend’s worst nightmare, by losing her four-year-old child on your watch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador pre-empts essay collection by Muslim women

Picador has pre-empted a collection of essays about the Muslim female experience, edited by social media activist Mariam Khan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona the baby hippo will star in a children's book

Fiona, the adorable baby hippopotamus who stole the hearts of animal lovers after she was born prematurely at an Ohio zoo, is getting her very own children's book, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The book will be penned by Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo and author of books... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirror Books makes first fiction acquisition

Trinity Mirror's publishing imprint Mirror Books has acquired three titles in a new crime series by author and playwright Lynn Brittney. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wildfire pre-empts 'dark' debut Blood Orange

Wildfire has pre-empted a debut thriller, Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce, exploring the power of desire, jealousy and betrayal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Christopher Isherwood's love letters, Hollywood memoirs and more

Hello! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor of the L.A. Times, and I’ve got some good reading — and listening! — for you over this long weekend. THE BIG STORY Writer Christopher Isherwood and his partner Don Bachardy wrote each other love letters that have been turned into the podcast “The Animals,”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yiannopoulos memoir 'sells 65k' in pre-orders

Rightwing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has claimed to have sold 65,000 copies of his self-published memoir, Dangerous. The former Breitbart editor made the boast on social media while appearing to complain about the lack of mainstream media review coverage for the title. He posted on his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker pre-empts North Korea thriller sold in 12 territories

Harvill Secker has pre-empted Star of the North by D B John, an international thriller moving between the US and North Korea. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up historical thriller in 'fastest ever' pre-empt

HarperCollins has bought two books including a “Poldark-esque” historical debut for a five-figure sum in the fastest pre-empt literary agent David Headley has “ever seen”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century pre-empts The Art of Fire

Century has acquired The Art of Fire by Daniel Hume in an overnight pre-empt to publish this November.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz pre-empts debut YA fantasy The Girl King

Gollancz has pre-empted a debut YA fantasy, The Girl King by Mimi Yu, inspired by East and North Asian histories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish crime debut to riverrun in six-figure pre-empt

Quercus' new upmarket imprint riverrun has acquired a debut crime fiction novel Too Close to Breathe, plus one other, by Irish author Olivia Kiernan in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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